A husband and wife were found shot to death Thursday afternoon in a Charlotte home.Clyde and Ida Valentine, both 59, were found dead in their home around 4 p.m. on Swift Arrow Lane, WCNC reported. Capt. Greg Collins said a man called 911 and said he had found his parents dead.Clyde was a teacher until June, when he was charged with three counts of indecent liberties with a child, WCNC reported. The alleged victim in the case is a relative and not a student.When asked if the indecent liberties investigation was connected to the deaths, investigators didn't comment. Officers did say, however, that the shootings did not appear to be random.Several neighbors said they heard several gunshots from the house Wednesday afternoon.Police used a dog to search the backyard of the home Thursday night, but did not say what they hoped to find.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. —

A husband and wife were found shot to death Thursday afternoon in a Charlotte home.

Clyde and Ida Valentine, both 59, were found dead in their home around 4 p.m. on Swift Arrow Lane, WCNC reported. Capt. Greg Collins said a man called 911 and said he had found his parents dead.

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Clyde was a teacher until June, when he was charged with three counts of indecent liberties with a child, WCNC reported. The alleged victim in the case is a relative and not a student.

When asked if the indecent liberties investigation was connected to the deaths, investigators didn't comment. Officers did say, however, that the shootings did not appear to be random.

Several neighbors said they heard several gunshots from the house Wednesday afternoon.

Police used a dog to search the backyard of the home Thursday night, but did not say what they hoped to find.